Protest Skills
Big groups of people can be unruly. There have been plenty of riots after sports games. To protect yourself and present peaceful resistance, learn new skills.
The ACLU, Indivisible, No Kings and others have online trainings about your rights at a protest, how to de-escalate, and more.
How to do it:
Live trainings are time sensitive, but there is often a recording online later if you miss the moment.
The ACLU is hosting a safety, de-escalation and rights training for protesters on Monday October 6th. This is useful whether or not big protests like Oct18 are your jam. https://act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-kyr-eng1
Here are some additional starting points:
- https://www.nokings.org/trainings
- https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest
- https://indivisible.org/indivisible-trainings
- https://nonviolencetoolkit.com/nonviolence-toolkit-methods-tactics-nonviolent-demonstration-safety-training
- https://righttobe.org/upcoming-free-trainings
Please note that we do not have personal experience of all trainings linked. Use your own judgment and listen to your own comfort level. Don’t do anything that feels wrong to you.
